Swedish Brownies

These chewy, almond-flavored brownies are reminiscent of Swedish almond pastry. For a simple garnish, dust with powdered sugar before cutting.

Recipe Ingredients:

4 large eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
1 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons almond extract
1/2 cup sliced almonds

Cooking Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) (175*). Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside.
2. With electric mixer, cream together eggs and sugar; add flour, baking powder, salt, melted butter and almond extract, beating until just mixed. Spread into prepared baking pan and sprinkle with the almonds
3. Bake for 30 minutes or until tested done and lightly browned. Cool and cut into bars.

Makes 24 brownies.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/24 of recipe): 200.3 calories; 44% calories from fat; 10.1g total fat; 55.6mg cholesterol; 106.3mg sodium; 46.4mg potassium; 25.3g carbohydrates; 0.6g fiber; 16.9g sugar; 24.7g net carbs; 2.8g protein.

Recipe by Hope Cantil; copyright © 1999; property of CooksRecipes.com. See Terms of Use.